NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[28 Pa.B. 6316]
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]
DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
(Part I Permits) The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period, will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceeding, should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge to State waters.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.
PA 0057614. Sewage, David and Donna Rosenberger, 6 Rosenberger Drive, Hilltown Township, Perkasie, PA 18944.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Rosenberger Residence STP in Hilltown Township, Bucks County. This is a new discharge to unnamed tributary of Morris Run.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 400 gpd are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 10 20 Suspended Solids 20 40 Total Residual Chlorine monitor/report monitor/report Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Other Conditions:
The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0056758. Sewage, Warrington Township, 852 Easton Road, Warrington, PA 18976.
This application is for re-rate of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Tradesville STP in Warrington Township, Bucks County. This is an existing discharge to Mill Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 0.33 mgd are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 20 40 (11-1 to 4-30) 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 1.5 3.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 4.5 9.0 Nitrate and Nitrate (as N) (4-1 to 10-31) 9.5 19.0 Phosphorus (as P) (4-1 to 10-31) 2.0 4.0 Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Total Copper monitor/report monitor/report Dissolved Copper monitor/report monitor/report Total Lead monitor/report monitor/report Dissolved Lead monitor/report monitor/report Hardness as CaCO3 monitor/report monitor/report The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0055344. Sewage, Upper Makefield Township, 1076 Eagle Road, Newtown, PA 18940.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from small flow sewage treatment plant in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County. This is an existing discharge to dry swale to unnamed tributary of Jericho Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: warm water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 400 gpd are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 Suspended Solids 10 20 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 3.0 6.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 9.0 18.0 Total Residual Chlorine monitor/report monitor/report Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0050644. Industrial waste, Borough of East Greenville, Fourth and Washington Streets, East Greenville, PA 18041.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated process wastewater from a water filtration plant in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County. This is an existing discharge to Perkiomen Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 0.016 mgd are as follows:
Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Suspended Solids 20 40 50 Total Aluminum 4.0 8.0 10.0 Total Iron 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Manganese 1.0 2.0 2.5 Chloroform monitor/report Dichlorobromomethane monitor/report Chlorodibromomethane monitor/report Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.2 pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0055824. Sewage, Thomas J. Martin, 1458 Lonely Cottage, Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from a small flow sewage treatment plant in Bridgeton Township, Bucks County. This is an existing discharge to an unnamed tributary to PA Canal.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: warm water fishery, cold water fishery, trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 500 are as follows:
Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 10 20 (11-1 to 4-30) 20 40 Suspended Solids 10 20 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 3.0 6.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 9.0 18.0 Total Residual Chlorine Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 3.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northeast Region: Environmental Protection Manager, Water Management, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2553.PA 0024716. Sewerage, Freeland Borough Municipal Authority, 711 Birkbeck Street, Freeland, PA 18224.
This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage into a wet weather channel leading to Pond Creek in Foster Township, Luzerne County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: high quality, cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the analysis was conducted at the point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 0.750 mgd are:
Monthly 7-Day Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25.0 40.0 50.0 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 45.0 60.0 Total Copper monitor only Total Lead monitor only Total Zinc monitor only Total Cadmium monitor only Total Aluminum monitor only Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean pH 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Total Residual Chlorine (Months 1--24) monitor and report (Months 24--60) 1.0 2.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0063851. Sewerage, Sweet Valley Mobile Home Village, R. R. 3, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621.
This proposed action is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage into an unnamed tributary in Ross Township, Luzerne County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is Danville Borough Water Authority located on the Susquehanna River.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 0.01 mgd are:
Monthly Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 20.0 40.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 25.0 50.0 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 60.0 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 3.5 7.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 10.5 21.0 Dissolved Oxygen a minimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean pH 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Total Residual Chlorine 1.2 2.8 NO2 + NO3 as N 10.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.PA 0021806, Amendment No. 2. Sewage, SIC: 4952, Annville Township, P. O. Box 320, Annville, PA 17003.
This application is for amendment of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage to Quittapahilla Creek, in Annville Township, Lebanon County.
The receiving stream is classified for trout stocking fishery, recreation, water supply and aquatic life. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply intake considered during the evaluation was Pennsylvania American Water Company located in South Hanover Township, Dauphin County. The discharge is not expected to impact any potable water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.75 mgd are:
Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 XXX 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 XXX 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 9.5 XXX XXX 19.0 (11-1 to 4-30) monitor and report XXX XXX monitor and report Total Phosphorus 2.0 XXX XXX 4.0 Total Residual Chlorine 0.50 XXX XXX 1.63 Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 at all times pH from 6.0--9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 5,800/100 ml as a geometric average Persons may make an appointment to review the DEP files on this case by calling Mary DiSanto, File Review Coordinator, at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.PAS 206101. Industrial waste, SIC: 3499, Dynamic Materials Corporation, R. D. 2, Box 141, Dunbar, PA 15431.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from Dynamic Materials Corporation in Dunbar Township, Fayette County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Dunbar Creek, classified as a HQ-CWF fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
Outfalls 001, 002 and 003: new discharge, design flow of n/a mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum BOD5 monitor and report Oil and Grease monitor and report Aluminum monitor and report Iron monitor and report Zinc monitor and report NO2-NO3 monitor and report The EPA waiver is in effect.
PAS 206106. Industrial waste, SIC: 3442, Overly Manufacturing Company, 574 West Otterman Street, P. O. Box 70, Greensburg, PA 15601.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from Overly Manufacturing Company in Greensburg City, Westmoreland County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Zellers Run, classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
Outfall 001: new discharge, design flow of n/a mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum BOD5 monitor and report Oil and Grease monitor and report Zinc monitor and report NO2-NO3 monitor and report The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0217891. Industrial waste, SIC: 9611, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from the construction of Summerset at Frick Park Housing Development in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Nine Mile Run, classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) is the West View Water Authority, located at West View, 13 miles below the discharge point.
Outfalls 001--003, 005 and 006: new discharges.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) monitor and report Total Suspended Solids 30 60 Iron monitor and report Aluminum monitor and report Oil and Grease 15 30 TDS monitor and report Sulfate monitor and report Boron monitor and report Beryllium monitor and report Cadmium monitor and report Chromium monitor and report Copper monitor and report Lead monitor and report Manganese monitor and report Nickel monitor and report Selenium monitor and report Silver monitor and report Zinc monitor and report Vanadium monitor and report Arsenic monitor and report Phenol monitor and report Acenaphthene monitor and report Anthracene monitor and report Benzo(a)anthracene monitor and report Benzo(a)pyrene monitor and report Benzo(b)fluoranthene monitor and report Benzo(g,h,l)perylene monitor and report Chrysene monitor and report Di-N-butyl phthalate monitor and report Fluoranthene monitor and report Naphthalene monitor and report Phenanthrene monitor and report Pyrene monitor and report Total PCBs monitor and report pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 004: new discharge.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum This outfall shall only contain stormwater. The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0217611. Sewage, City of Pittsburgh, 301 City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge combined sewage from combined sewer outfalls in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
Outfalls:
005R001 134A001 007A037 009JA13A 024RA60 048DA27 107GC14 015P001 138K001 007A037 009KA14 024SA17 048FA65 107SC15 016A001 139B001 007A037 011RM19 024SA17A 048FA66 107SC16 016A002 139B002 007A037 011SM19B 024SA17B 048GA25 108HC13A 019M001 139B003 008LA47 012AM14 025AA62 048LA23 119MA33 030N001 139F001 008LA48 012AM14A 025BA19B 048NA63 119MA34 032N001 163G001 008MA49 012AM15 025BA20 048NA64 119RA31 032P001 175L001 008MA50 012BM16 025EA19 048PA21 119RA32 034R001 185H001 008MA51 012BM17 025FA19A 048RA22 120CA36 035A001 001FM01 008MA52 012CM18 025JA18A 057AM37 120DA37 035E001 001LM02 008PA01 012CM20 025JA18B 057KM38 120DA37A 035J001 001MM03 008RA02 012DM21 029FM19A 057KM39 120EA35 036R001 001MM03A 008RA03 012DM22 029KM24 057MM40 121AA38 177K001 001SM04 008RA04 012HM23 029KM26 061DS23 121CA40 039E001 002NM05 008RA04A 015ES35 029PM27 061DS24 121HA41 039J001 003AM06 008RA05 015JS33 029RM29 067FC26A 122EA42 039K001 003BM07 008RA06 015JS34 031DM32 067FC27 129NM47 060A001 003BM08 008SA07 015PS31 031GM34 067KC28 009E001 068H001 003CM10 008SA08 015PS32 031HM33 067KC29 089D001 068H002 003CM11 008SA09 016DS36 031HM35 069EC19 068P001 003CM11A 008SA10 019MS42 031MM36 071CC11 088M001 003DM12 009BA59 021AO10 034BS30 071CC12 088S001 003DM13 009BA59A 021DO30 034GS29 072RC13A 095E001 005AS41 009CA16 021HO31 034LS28 075A026 095J001 005FS40 009EA54 021HO32 042DO09 075A026A 096N001 005LS39 009EA55 021KO11 043PC07 080BA29A 097L001 006AS46 009EA56 021MO33 043RC03 080BA30 184E001 006NS42B 009EA58 021MO34 043RC05 080EA29 121H001 007A037 009FA14A 021RO13 043SC02 080NA28 128P001 007A037 009FA15 021SO35 043SO08 091AM42 128R001 007A037 009JA11 021SO36 044BO27 095NS18 128R002 007A037 009JA12 024LA61 044R029 104HC24 129B001 007A037 009JA13 024MA18 048DA26 104HC25 which discharge to the receiving waters known as Saw Mill Run, Little Saw Mill Run, Unnamed Tributary of Saw Mill Run, Becks Run, Unnamed Tributary to Becks Run, Bells Run, Bell Creek, Nine Mile Run, Irwins Run, Weyman Run, Allegheny River, Monongahela River, Ohio River, Streets Run and Unnamed Tributary of Streets Run, serve as combined sewer overflows necessitated by stormwater entering the sewer system and exceeding the hydraulic capacity of the sewers and/or the treatment plant and are permitted to discharge only for such reason. There are at this time no specific effluent limitations on the outfalls. Each discharge shall be monitored for cause, frequency, duration and quantity of flow.
Other Conditions: The City of Pittsburgh is required to implement the nine minimum technology based controls on a systemwide basis and develop a long-term control plan.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
Proposed NPDES Permit Renewal Actions for Minor Sewage Discharges
The following parties have applied to renew their current NPDES permits to allow the continued discharge of controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to renew these permits and proposes to issue them, subject to their current permit effluent limitations, and monitoring and reporting requirements, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new or changed regulations and other requirements. The updates may include, but will not be limited to, applicable permit conditions and/or requirements addressing combined sewer overflows (CSOs), municipal sewage sludge management and total residual chlorine control (TRC). Any major changes to or deviations from the terms of the existing permit will be documented and published with the final Department actions.
The EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to these proposed permit actions under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permits are invited to submit a statement to the Field Office indicated as the office responsible, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding these applications and proposed permit actions. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a brief statement to inform the Field Office of the basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Field Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit action. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit renewal application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on the Department's file. The documents may be inspected at, or a copy requested from, the Field Office that has been indicated above the application notice.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511
NPDES Facility County and Tributary New Permit No. Name and Address Municipality Stream Requirements PA0070092 John M. Yetter and
Van Daniel Yetter
R. D. 5, Box 5308
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301Northampton
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DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law
(Part II Permits) The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).
Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the name, address and telephone number of the protester, identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed and a concise statement or protest in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protest. Each protester will be notified in writing of the time and place of any scheduled hearing or conference concerning the plan, action or application to which the protest relates. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and addition or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.
Industrial waste and sewerage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
A. 4598410. Sewerage. Penn Estates Utilities, 503 Hallet Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. Permit to construct a sewage lift station to serve Deborah Drive, located in Stroud Township, Monroe County. Application received in the Regional Office--December 8, 1998.
Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707. Persons who wish to review any of these applications, should contact Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732.
A. 6795404, Amendment 98-1. Sewage, submitted by James Dorwart Apartments, 1375 Old Quaker Road, Etters, PA 17319 in Fairview Township, York County to upgrade their existing wastewater treatment plant was received in the Southcentral Region on November 20, 1998.
A. 0598406. Sewage, submitted by William C. and Althea Dietzel, 2914 Hamilton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21214 in East Providence Township, Bedford County to construct a small flow treatment system to serve their single family residence was received in the Southcentral Region on December 9, 1998.
A. 3698412. Sewage, submitted by Lancaster Area Sewer Authority, 130 Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603-4087 in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County to construct a pump station upgrade and expansion to the Locust Grove Pump Station was received in the Southcentral Region on December 9, 1998.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 1098412. Sewage. Fairwinds Manor Inc., 126 Iron Bridge Road, Sarver, PA 16055. This project is for the proposed renovation of an existing treatment facility to include the installation of a hydroaerobics extended aeration sewage treatment facility in Winfield Township, Butler County.
WQM Permit No. 6298414. Sewage. North Warren Municipal Authority, 4 Hospital Drive, North Warren, PA 16365. This project is for the addition of 15,000 square feet of reed sludge drying beds and covering of one-half of the existing sludge beds, the existing flow dampening tank is to be aerated and improvements to the existing pump station on the Warren State Hospital grounds will be made in Conewango Township, Warren County.
WQM Permit No. 6298415. Sewage, Nicholas M. and Mary G. Mangus, SRSTP, 3778 Willowcrest Blvd., Mulberry, FL 33860. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Glade Township, Warren County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAS)
NPDES Individual
The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the office noted above the application.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Monroe County Conservation District, District Manager, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, (717) 629-3060.
NPDES Permit PAS10S012-R. Stormwater. Northridge at Camelback, Camelback Ski Corp., P. O. Box 168, Tannersville, PA 18371, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Pocono and Jackson Townships, Monroe County, to Pocono Creek.
NPDES Permit PAS10S015-R. Stormwater. Camelback Ski Area, Camelback Ski Corp., P. O. Box 168, Tannersville, PA 18372, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Pocono and Jackson Townships, Monroe County, to Pocono Creek.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit PAS10B010. Stormwater. DEP, Bureau of Abandoned Mines, P. O. Box 149, Ebensburg, PA 15931 has applied to discharge from a construction activity located in Valley and Boggs Townships, Armstrong County to Pine Creek to Allegheny River.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Southcentral Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4708.
A. 0598504. Public water supply. Bedford Township Municipal Authority, Bedford Township, Bedford County. Responsible Official: Richard E. Bugle, Chairperson, Bedford Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 371, Bedford, PA 15522-0371. Type of Facility: Construction of two wells, control building, a 238,000 gallon tank, 510 lf of 18-inch main, approximately 8,375 lf of 12" main and related appurtenances. Consulting Engineer: David Hegemann, Ph.D. P. E., Hedgemann and Wray Consulting Engineers, 429 Park Avenue, Cresson, PA 16630.
A. 3698506. Public water supply. Columbia Water Company, Borough of Columbia, Lancaster County. Responsible Official: Charles E. Gohn, General Manager, Columbia Water Company, 220 Locust Street, Columbia, PA 17512. Type of Facility: Modifications to the Sixth Street and Spruce Street pump stations. Installation of 16-inch DIP water main, PRV stations and related appurtenances. Consulting Engineer: David T. Lewis, P. E., ACER Engineers and Consultants, Inc., 270 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate identifies a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.
909 Partners Site, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. 909 Partners, L.P., 3701 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, PA 19606, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Patriot News on October 31, 1998.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 2
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 304 and 305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use a site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in a Special Industrial Area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified, a municipality may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period, a municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact Steve Curcio at (814) 332-6816. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Northwest Regional Office: Craig Lobins, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6648.
New Castle Area Transit Authority/former Affiliated Metals & Minerals and Johnson Bronze II Plant, 301 Mahoning Ave., New Castle, PA Lawrence County, City of New Castle has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate groundwater and soil contaminated with lead, heavy metals and solvents. The site is located in a Special Industrial Area. The applicant's proposed remediation will address any immediate, direct or imminent threat to the public health and the environment and will be based on the results of the Baseline Remedial Investigation Report. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the New Castle News on November 4, 1998.
Meadville Rite Aid, 975 Market Street, Meadville, PA 16335, Crawford County, City of Meadville, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate groundwater contaminated with heavy metals, BTEX and PHCs. The site is located in a Special Industrial Area. The applicant's proposed remediation will address any immediate, direct or imminent threat to the public health and the environment and will be based on the results of the Baseline Remedial Investigation Report. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Meadville Tribune on August 6, 1998.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate a solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
A. 100594. Chambers Development Co., Inc., 2000 Cliff Mine Road, Suite 420, Pittsburgh, PA 15275. Monroeville Landfill, 600 Thomas Street Ext., Monroeville, PA 15146. Application for a major permit modification, request for equivalency review--alternative daily cover material, in the Municipality of Monroeville, Allegheny County, was received in the Regional Office on December 7, 1998.
AIR QUALITY
Plan Approval and Operating Permit Applications
Nonmajor Sources and Modifications The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application and at one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities. Although the sources covered by these applications may be located at a major facility, the sources being installed or modified do not trigger major new source review or prevention of significant deterioration requirements.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Offices identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office.
Persons wishing to file protests or comments on the proposed plan approval and/or operating permits must submit the protest or comment within 30 days from the date of this notice. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Any comments or protests filed with the Department's Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the act.
OPERATING PERMITS
Applications received and intent to issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-3005A: Morton International, Inc. (P. O. Box 15209, Reading, PA 19612) for a plastics manufacturing facility controlled by eight fabric collectors in Reading, Berks County.
06-302-050A: Bally Ribbon Mills (23 North 7th Street, Bally, PA 19503) two boilers, one of which is controlled by a low NOx burner in Bally Borough, Berks County. The new boiler is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Dc, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
21-302-113: Lear Operations Corp. (50 Spring Road, Carlisle, PA 17013) for operation of two boilers, the no. 5 boiler controlled by low NOx burner, natural gas or no. 2 oil fired, and existing no. 4 boiler modified to burn natural gas or no. 2 oil in Carlisle Borough, Cumberland County.
67-304-027A: R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc. (101 Philadelphia Street, P. O. Box 877, Hanover, PA 17331) for operation of the foundry sand handling system no. 2 in Hanover Borough, York County.
67-304-034B: R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc. (101 Philadelphia Street, P. O. Box 877, Hanover, PA 17331) for operation of a ductile iron operations in Hanover Borough, York County.
67-310-009B: Milestone Materials, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18040) for operation of a modified stone crushing and screening operation in Manchester Township, York County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-25-069B: Engelhard Corp. (1729 East Avenue, Erie, PA 16503) for operation of a nickle plant fluid bed reactor in Erie, Erie County.
PA-25-070A: EMI Corp. (603 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16501) for operation of a coreless melting furnace in Erie, Erie County.
PA-33-159A: Brookville Mining Equipment (P. O. Box 130, Brookville, PA 15825) for operation of a surface coating operation in Pinecreek Township, Jefferson County.
PA-37-296A: Select Industries, Inc. (420 Cascade Street, New Castle, PA 16107) for operation of a coating line in New Castle, Lawrence County.
PA-37-299A: IMS Steel Services, Inc. (P. O. Box 2372, New Castle, PA 16102) for operation of a steel slag and scrap processing plant in Taylor Township, Lawrence County.
PA-43-170B: Werner Co. (93 Werner Road, Greenville, PA 16125) for operation of a pultrusion process in Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County.
43-399-014: Werner Co. (93 Werner Road, Greenville, PA 16125) for operation of a fiberglass pultrusion operation in Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County.
PA-61-012A: OMG Americas (P. O. Box 111, Franklin, PA 16323) for operation of batch chemical reactors in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County.
PA-62-017A: United Refining Co. (P. O. Box 780, Warren, PA 16365) for operation of a combo catch in Warren, Warren County.
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; and Title V operating permits).
Appointments to review copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information must be made by contacting Records Management at the regional office telephone number noted. For additional information, contact the regional office noted.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of any objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, Attn: Mohammad Zaman, (717) 327-3637.
TVOP #14-00004: Con Lime, Inc. (P. O. Box 118, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for their Bellefonte Plant located in Benner Township, Centre County. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.541, this Title V Operating permit revision is to incorporate conditions from Plan Approval #OP-14-0001A for the operation of a DCL SEV24-10 lime kiln fabric collector dust silo bulk tank truck loadout spout. The particulate matter emissions from the source shall be controlled by a Fuller/Amerex RP-8-42, D6 fabric collector and shall not exceed 0.02 grains per dry standard cubic foot.
TVOP #59-00001: Westfield Tanning Co. (360 Church Street, Westfield, PA 16950) for their tannery located in Westfield Borough, Tioga County. The facility's major sources include leather tanning and waterproofing operations, harness and sole leather dyeing and treating operation, and natural gas and oil fired boilers which emit major quantities of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The sources also emit CO, NOx, particulate matter and SOx. This facility is also subject to all applicable requirements of Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) and Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS).
PLAN APPROVALS
Applications received and intent to issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
ER-06-5035: The Glidden Co. (P. O. Box 301, Bern Street, Reading, PA 19601) for 35 tons of Volatile Organic Compounds ERCs from the shutdown of sources in Reading, Berks County.
21-05039: Land O'Lakes, Inc. (405 Park Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013) for installation of two natural gas/no. 2 fuel oil boilers and two milk drying systems controlled by cyclones and fabric filters in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County. The boilers are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Dc, Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam generating units.
36-05092: Greiner Industries, Inc. (1650 Steel Way, Mt. Joy, PA 17552) for construction of painting operation in Mt. Joy Township, Lancaster County.
36-310-027F: Martin Limestone, Inc. (P. O. Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506) to install a larger capacity baghouse to control emissions from an existing rock crushing, conveying and screening operation in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County.
67-5003A: Mastercraft Specialties Inc. (800 Maple Street, Red Lion, PA 17356) for the installation of a flat product line surface coater in Red Lion Borough, York County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
OP-41-0007B: Coastal Aluminum Rolling Mills, Inc. (2475 Trenton Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701) for construction of an additional coil coating station and associated curing oven and air cleaning device (a catalytic oxidizer) on Line No. 4 in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-25-316B: Ethan Allen, Inc. (77 South Main Street, Union City, PA 16438) for construction of a wood furniture robotic spray painting operation (4,800 wood units per year), in Union City, Erie County. This source is subject to the Federal NESHAP standard, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJ, National Emission Standards for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations.
PA 42-009A: Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (723 North Main Street, P. O. Box 39, Port Allegany, PA 16743) for installation of a wet collector (2,800 acfm), on an existing mold release spray process in Port Allegany, McKean County.
REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
(RACT)
Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC); Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology Plan and Operating Permit; Public Hearing
Franklin County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan and an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for surface coating operations at the Grove U.S.L.L.C. production facility located in Antrim Township, Franklin County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in RACT Operating Permit No. 28-2004 for the existing facility to comply with current regulations. Upon final approval, the operating permit will include restrictions on surface coating activities along with appropriate recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed operating permit and SIP revisions. The hearing will be held on February 17, 1999, at the Department's Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110 from 1 p.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposed action are received.
Those wishing to comment are requested to contact Sandra Roderick at (717) 705-4931 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to schedule their testimony. Commentators are requested to provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual. Organizations are requested to designate an individual to present testimony on behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Gary Lenz, Air Pollution Control Engineer, DEP, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110 during the 30-day period following publication of this notice.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing scheduled for February 17, 1999, at the Southcentral Regional Office and who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Sandra Roderick directly at (717) 705-4931 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx); Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology Plan and Operating Permit; Public Hearing
Lebanon County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan and an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Aluminum Company of America's secondary aluminum production facility located in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in RACT Operating Permit No. 38-02002 for the existing facility to comply with current regulations. Upon final approval, the operating permit will include restrictions on rolling lubricants composition, operating requirements for the existing sources and control equipment, and appropriate recordkeeping and maintenance requirements.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed operating permit and SIP revisions. The hearing will be held on February 9, 1999, at the Department's Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110 from 1 p.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposed action are received.
Those wishing to comment are requested to contact Sandra Roderick at (717) 705-4931 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to schedule their testimony. Commentators are requested to provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual. Organizations are requested to designate an individual to present testimony on behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Gary Lenz, Air Pollution Control Engineer, DEP, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110 during the 30-day period following publication of this notice.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing scheduled for February 9, 1999, at the Southcentral Regional Office and who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Sandra Roderick directly at (717) 705-4931 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec)
Public Hearing The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will conduct a public hearing on January 20, 1999, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Air Quality Conference Room of the DEP Regional Office Building located at 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3407.
The hearing is for the Department to accept testimony concerning its decision to approve, with conditions, Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plan by Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), Front Street Station, Erie, PA to meet the requirements under 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95 (RACT), concerning the emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from various air contamination sources. The final RACT proposal will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). This facility is located in Erie County.
The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT approval for the facility to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT determination, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facility and will be submitted to the EPA as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
The following is a summary of the preliminary NOx RACT determination for the previously listed facility (major sources only):
Penelec, Front Street Station, Erie
Source NOx RACT Boiler 7 and Boiler 8 --NOx emissions shall not exceed 21 lb/ton of coal, as fired and 0.145 lbs/MMBtu of Oil #2, as fired. --The sources shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. The sources shall also be operated and maintained in accordance with good air pollution control practices. Boiler 9 and Boiler 10 --NOx emissions shall not exceed 14.4 lb/ton of coal, as fired and 0.145 lbs/MMBtu of Oil #2, as fired. --The sources shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. The sources shall also be operated and maintained in accordance with good air pollution control practices. Emergency Diesel and Fire Pump Diesel --These sources shall be in compliance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.93(c)(5).
For the listed facility, a public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the above proposed Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits and the proposed SIP revisions. The public hearing is scheduled on Wednesday, January 20, 1999, 1 p.m.--3 p.m. at the Air Quality Conference Room, DEP Regional Conference Room, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3407.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Lori McNabb, Air Pollution Control Engineer, DEP, 270 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494, (814) 332-6940 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes and two written copies of the oral testimony are required. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony in its own behalf.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Lori McNabb at (814) 332-6940, or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing but wish to comment should provide written comments to the previously noted contact person. Comments should be submitted within 30 days of the date of this publication notice.
All the pertinent documents (applications, review memos and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Meadville Regional office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the contact person noted previously.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed below will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Received
11900201. Permit Renewal, Maple Coal Company (2591 Wexford-Bayne Road, Suite 204, Sewickley, PA 15143-8610) commencement, operation and restoration of a coal refuse reprocessing mine in Barr and Blacklick Townships, Cambria County, affecting 134.2 acres, receiving stream Elk Creek. Application received December 4, 1998.
32880107. Permit Renewal, Urey Coal Company (222 Forest Ridge Road, Indiana, PA 15701), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in Banks Township, Indiana County, affecting 133.3 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Cush Creek; unnamed tributary to South Branch Bear Run. Application received December 4, 1998.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
03980109. Seven Sisters Mining Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 300, 200 US Route 22, Delmont, PA 15626). Application received for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous and industrial mineral (sandstone, shale and clay) surface auger mine located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, proposed to affect 67.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek, Crooked Creek to the Allegheny River. Application received: December 3, 1998.
03980108. Stitt Coal Company, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 197A, Ford City, PA 16226). Application received for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous and industrial mineral (sandstone, shale, limestone and underclay) surface auger mine located in Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, proposed to affect 189.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Garrets Run and Garrets Run to the Allegheny River. Application received: December 3, 1998.
03910101. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Revision received to mine within the 100 foot road barrier of State Route 1029 and to conduct mining activities within the 100 foot barrier of and to remove a portion of an unnamed tributary to the North Fork of Pine Creek on an existing bituminous surface auger mine with a coal preparation plant/processing facility located in Boggs Township, Armstrong County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to North Fork Pine Creek to the Allegheny River. Revision application received: December 10, 1998.
26783002R. T. L. Hill Coal Company (R. R. 3, Box 690A, Uniontown, PA 15401). Renewal application received for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Georges Township, Fayette County. Receiving streams: York Run. Renewal application received: December 10, 1998.
26950201R. Mon River Energy Corp. (P. O. Box 466, Brier Hill, PA 15415). Renewal application received for commencement, operation and reclamation of a coal refuse reprocessing site located in Redstone Township, Fayette County. Receiving streams: Fourmile Run. Renewal application received: December 14, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
13980201. Rossi Excavating Company (9 West 15th Street, Hazleton, PA 18201), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Banks Township, Carbon County affecting 18.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received December 2, 1998.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Small Industrial Minerals Applications Received
11980801. Kevin E. Hite (516 Eckenrode Mill Road, Patton, PA 16668), commencement, operation and restoration of a slate pit in East Carroll Township, Cambria County, affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream Laurel Lick Run to Chest Creek. Application received December 3, 1998.
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety
Request for Variance
K. B. Coal, Inc. The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from K. B. Coal, Inc. The following notification contains a summary of this request. Complete copies of the variance request may be obtained from Matthew A. Bertovich by calling (724) 439-7469.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is publishing a summary of the request to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Sections 701 and 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §§ 701 and 702) (act) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.
Section 242(c) states that where belt conveyors are installed, main stoppings and regulators shall be so arranged as to reduce the quantity of air traveling in the belt conveyor entry to a minimum for effective ventilation and to provide an intake air split as an escapeway from the face area to the main air current.
Summary of the request: K. B. Coal, Inc. requests a variance to allow for the common ventilation of belt conveyor entries with other entries at the Miller Mine.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit or the approval of Environmental Assessments must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above the application.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E15-599. Encroachment. Schuylkill Township, 101 Valley Park Rd., Phoenixville, PA 19460. To restore and realign approximately 150 linear feet of an eroded stream channel of an unnamed tributary to the Schuylkill River (WWF). The proposed project is located approximately 1,200 feet south from the intersection of Jug Hollow Road and Valley Park Road (Valley Forge, PA Quadrangle N: 18.0 inches; W: 14.8 inches) in Schuylkill Township, Chester County.
E23-375. Encroachment. Swarthmore Borough, 121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1536. To replace an existing dilapidated 10-inch sanitary sewer line crossing which bisects the waterway opening of an existing 48-inch culvert pipe which conveys an unnamed tributary of Little Crum Creek (WWF) under Oberline Avenue, and to construct and maintain a 10-inch sanitary sewer line at a lower elevation at the same location across an unnamed tributary to Little Crum Creek (WWF). The site is located on Oberline Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue (Lansdowne, PA Quadrangle N: 4.75 inches; W: 13.2 inches) in Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County.
E46-826. Encroachment. Montgomery Township Municipal Authority, 1001 Stump Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936. To restore 180 linear feet of stream banks in and along an unnamed tributary to Neshaminy Creek (WWF, MF) to protect an existing sewer line associated with the Ville-Glen sanitary interceptor line. This site is located approximately 2,400 feet northeast of the intersection of Route 309 and Richardson Road (Doylestown, PA Quadrangle N: 2.5 inches; W: 16.0 inches) in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-5485.
E13-116. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 5-0, 1713 Lehigh Street, Allentown, PA 18103-4724. To maintain the existing 5-foot diameter C.M.P. culvert within a 50-foot long section of 6-foot by 5-foot concrete walled channel in a tributary to the Lehigh River (HQ-CWF). The culvert was constructed under authorization of Emergency Permit No. EP1394401. The project is located along the northeastern side of S. R. 2015 immediately east of the intersection of S. R. 2015 and Second Street (Lehighton, PA Quadrangle N: 15.5 inches; W: 10.4 inches), Franklin Township, Carbon County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E40-511. Encroachment. City of Wilkes-Barre, 40 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single-span prestressed concrete bridge across Laurel Run (CWF). The proposed bridge has a clear span of 38.0 feet and an underclearance of 7.3 feet. The project includes gravel bar removal, extending from the Govier Street Bridge (approximately 360 feet upstream of Mill Street) downstream for a distance of 500 feet, which is proposed to be accomplished utilizing the Department's General Permit BDWW-GP-3. The project is located on Mill Street (Pittston, PA Quadrangle N: 1.2 inches; W: 13.3 inches), City of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E40-512. Encroachment. City of Wilkes-Barre, 40 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To repair and maintain an existing retaining wall along the left bank of Solomon Creek (CWF), with work consisting of the removal and replacement of a 105-linear foot section of wall. The replaced section will have a reinforced concrete cantilevered wall with concrete-formed simulated stone facing. The project is located immediately upstream of the intersection of South Franklin Street and Brook Street (Wilkes-Barre, PA West Quadrangle N: 19.6 inches; W: 4.5 inches), City of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E40-513. Encroachment. Howard L. and Dolores J. Piatt, R. R. 1, Box 264, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621. To maintain an existing single-span bridge across Pikes Creek (CWF) and to excavate within the floodway and remove a stone wall along the left bank to provide additional overbank flow area. The bridge has a span of approximately 34 feet and an underclearance of approximately 5 feet, and is located on the east side of S. R. 0029, approximately 0.5 mile north of the intersection of S. R. 0029 and S. R. 0118 (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle N: 11.5 inches; W: 13.3 inches), Lake Township, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers). This permit is for an after-the-fact authorization.
E45-364. Encroachment. Robert and Anja Smith, P. O. Box 270, Spring House, PA 19477. To place fill in 0.10 acre of PFO wetlands adjacent to Lake Naomi for the purpose of constructing a home located at Lot 25, Unit 5, Section 4 on the north side of Lakeview Drive approximately 250 feet northwest of the intersection of Lakeview Drive and Hemlock Circle (Pocono Pines, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 10.4 inches), Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E01-203. Encroachment. Latimore Township, Dave Myers, P. O. Box 218, York Springs, PA 17372. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a concrete box culvert having a clear span of 22 feet and a minimum underclearance of 3.25 feet over Latimore Creek (CWF) on T-639, Bushy School Road (Dillsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 9.0 inches; W: 3.5 inches) in Latimore Township, Adams County.
E22-395. Encroachment. Gary Houck, 7464 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17112. To construct and maintain a 16.67 foot × 7.5 foot aluminum box culvert and a 12.08 foot × 6.58 foot aluminum box culvert and to impact 0.39 acre of wetlands in and along a tributary to Beaver Creek at points along Clover Lane (Hershey, PA Quadrangle N: 13.9 inches; W: 13.95 inches) in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County.
E28-264. Encroachment. DCNR, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 14-foot by 5-foot concrete box culvert in the channel of Furnace Run on Linsay Lot Road located immediately downstream of Shippensburg reservoir (Scotland, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 0.25 inch) in Southampton Township, Franklin County.
E31-147. Encroachment. Charles V. Fedena, P. O. Box 38, R. R. 641, Neelyton, PA 17239. To construct and maintain a single span bridge having a clear span of 22.0 feet and an underclearance of about 6.3 feet over Shade Creek (TSF) and to construct and maintain five 12-inch diameter culverts in an unnamed tributary to Shade Creek (TSF) to provide access to an existing residential property located on the north side of SR 0641 about 2 miles south of Shade Gap (Shade Gap, PA Quadrangle N: 7.2 inches; W: 12.9 inches) in Dublin Township, Huntingdon County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E19-186. Encroachment. Columbia County Commissioners, Columbia County Courthouse, Box 380, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. To rehabilitate and maintain an existing single span wooden covered bridge by constructing a steel beam deck and two piers with a total span of 164 feet and underclearance of 24 feet across Fishing Creek located on Reading Street approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the mouth of Fishing Creek (Catawissa, PA Quadrangle N: 19.3 inches; W: 13.6 inches) in the Town of Bloomsburg and Montour Township, Columbia County. Estimated stream disturbance is 100 feet with no wetland impacts; stream classification is warm water fishery.
E55-156. Encroachment. Tross Realty, R. R. 3, Box 511, Sunbury, PA 17801. The applicant is seeking authorization to place and maintain fill in 0.11 acre of wetlands to develop a commercial office building site adjacent to US Route 15 North. The proposed project site is located along the east side of US Route 15, 1.38 miles north of the intersection of US Routes 15 and 11 in Shamokin Dam. The site is in Monroe Township, Snyder County (Sunbury, PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches and W: 10.0 inches). The area to be developed is 1.6 acres and the affected wetland is a 0.25 acre isolated palustrine emergent system. Payment to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project is proposed as mitigation because onsite replacement areas are unsuitable.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1255. Encroachment. Nancy Ann Kolosvary, 195 Guffey Road, Elizabeth, PA 15037. To place and maintain fill in a de minimis area of wetlands (PEM), for the purpose of constructing a 91 acre lot single family residential development known as Golden Age Estates. The project is located along the north side of Torrence and Guffey Road approximately 0.1 mile west of their intersection with S. R. 0051 (Donora, PA Quadrangle N: 19.0 inches; W: 15.0 inches) in Forward Township, Allegheny County.
E02-1257. Encroachment. Frey/Schweiger Partnership, 4399 Gibsonia Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044. To construct and maintain a sanitary sewer line crossing across the channel of an unnamed tributary to Little Deer Creek (CWF) for the purpose of serving the Stone Crest Plan of Lots. The project is located just west of Saxonburg Boulevard (S. R. 1013), and McKrell Road (Curtisville, PA Quadrangle N: 0.9 inch; W: 15.0 inches) in West Deer Township, Allegheny County.
E65-716. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To operate and maintain a bridge having a normal clear span of 88.5 feet and an underclearance of 11.59 feet across Jacobs Creek (WWF), located on SR 1041, Section C10, Station 36 + 64 (Dawson, PA Quadrangle N: 17.7 inches; W: 4.94 inches) in East Huntingdon and Lower Tyrone Townships, Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. The removal of the existing collapsed bridge was removed under Emergency Permit No. EP6598204. The construction and maintenance of the bridge was authorized under Emergency Permit No. EP6598207.
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Requests for Certification under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act The following requests have been made to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for certification under section 401(a) of the 1972 amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), that there is reasonable assurance that the construction described will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Prior to final approval of the proposed certification, consideration will be given to comments, suggestions or objections which are submitted in writing 30 days from the date of this notice. Comments should be submitted to the Department at the address indicated above each of the following requests for certification. All comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed, and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the proposal and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary to resolve conflicts. Each individual will be notified in writing of the time and place of any scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the protest relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection and review at the address indicated above each request for certification between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.
Certification Request Initiated By: Roy F. Weston, Inc., 101 Fieldcrest Avenue, Raritan Plaza III, Suite 2B, Edison, NJ 08837-3622.
Project Description/Location: This activity involves the discharge of supernatant from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fort Mifflin dredge disposal basin into the Delaware Estuary-Zone 4. The supernatant will be generated through the disposal of approximately 215,000 cubic yards of sediment by hydraulic suction dredge and pipeline directly into the basin. This request was submitted on behalf of Metro Machine Corporation which operates an existing dry dock facility adjacent to Pier 5, in the former Philadelphia Naval Yard, where the dredging is proposed. Application has also been made to the USACE for approval of this activity under Section 10 of the River and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
ACTIONS
FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]
DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
(Part I Permits) The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications and requests for plan approval and has issued the following significant orders.
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514), and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, 400 Market Street, Floor 2, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Industrial waste and sewerage actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.
NPDES Permit No. PA0026603. Sewage. Borough of Ambler, 122 East Butler Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Ambler Borough STP located Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County into Wissahickon Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0054992. Sewage. Michael Bird, 2835 Mill Road, Doylestown, PA 18901 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County to an unnamed tributary to Watson Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0053384, Amendment No. 1. Sewage. Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4414 New Hope Road, P. O. Box 338, Buckingham, PA 18912 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County into an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0051519. Industrial waste. Perkasie Industries Corporation, 50 East Spruce Street and Constitution Avenue, P. O. Box 179, Perkasie, PA 18933 is authorized to discharge from a facility at Perkasie Industries Corporation NCCW and SWRO located in Perkasie Borough, Bucks County into Elk Branch of Perkiomen Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0040321. Industrial waste. Thomas and Betts Corporation, 8155 T and B Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38125 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Thomas and Betts Corporation Groundwater Remediation System, Park Avenue and Ridge Road located in East Rockhill Township, Bucks County into an unnamed tributary to East Branch of Perkiomen Creek.
WQM Permit No. 1598405. Sewerage. West Goshen Sewer Authority, 520 Veronica Road, West Chester, PA 19380. Construction and operation for the expansion of the West Goshen STP located in West Goshen Township, Chester County.
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0061484. Sewerage. Northrop Grumman Corporation, P. O. Box 188, Fleetville, PA 18420 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Benton Township, Lackawanna County, to an unnamed tributary to South Branch Tunkhannock Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0026042-A2. Sewerage. Wendell S. Sherman, Director of Public Works, City of Bethlehem, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in the City of Bethlehem, Northampton County, to the Lehigh River.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0031127. Sewerage. Borough of Northampton, 1516 Main Street, Northampton, PA 18067 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Northampton Borough, Northampton County, to Hokendaqua Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0063240. Sewerage. Neil Minnich, Lehigh Township Municipal Authority, 1069 Municipal Road, Walnutport, PA 18088 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, to Bertsch Creek.
Northcentral Regional Office: 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Grit Building, Williamsport, PA 17701.
NPDES Permit No. PA0209724. Sewerage. H. H. Knoebel Sons Inc., Lake Glory Campground, R. R. 1 Box 317, Elysburg, PA 17824-0317. Applicant has been granted permission to construct a treatment facility to discharge from Lake Glory Campground located at Cleveland Township, Columbia County.
NPDES Permit No. PA0020672. Sewerage. Randy Gresh, Washingtonville Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 147, Washingtonville, PA 17884. Renewal granted to facility located at Derry Township, Montour County.
NPDES Permit No. PA0208728. Sewerage. Mountaintop Area Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 275, Snow Shoe, PA 16874. Renewal granted to facility located at Snow Shoe Township, Centre County.
WQM Permit No. 1798408. Sewerage. Curwensville Municipal Authority, 900 Susquehanna Avenue, Curwensville, PA 16833. Permission granted to select a mechanical sludge dewatering equipment to operate either a belt press or a centrifuge depending on cost. Facility located at Curwensville Borough, Clearfield County.
WQM Permit No. 1795408-A35. Sewerage. Bradford Township/Walker, P. O. Box 79, Woodland, PA 16881. Design was previously approved on October 19, 1995, as a pilot program for facility located at Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
WQM Permit No. 4998406. Sewerage. William F. Miller, P. O. Box 143, Muncy, PA 17756-0143. Construction approved for single residence sewer treatment facility located at Lewis Township, Northumberland County.
WQM Permit No. 0871401-A1, Amendment. Sewerage. Wyalusing Borough, P. O. Box 61, Wyalusing, PA 18853. Amendment allowed for replacing the malfunctioning flow meter with a new weir flow meter on the chlorine contact tank effluent. Location of facility is Wyalusing Borough, Bradford County.
Permit No. WQM 1498409-T1. Sewerage Transfer. John Sr., and Gail E. Teti, 1203 Steele Hollow Road, Julian, PA 16844. Transfer of water quality permit granted to single residence system located at Huston Township, Centre County.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.
NPDES Permit No. PA0005053, Amendment No. 2. Industrial waste. GPU Generation, Inc., Warren Generating Station, 2325 Pennsylvania Avenue, West Extension, Warren, PA 16365 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Conewango Township, Warren County to the Allegheny River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0000078. Industrial waste. Welch Foods, Inc., South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in North East Township, Erie County to Sixteen Mile Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0032638. Sewage. Pleasant Valley Park, P. O. Box 747, 2727 Pennsylvania Avenue, Warren, PA 16365 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Brokenstraw Township, Warren County to an unnamed tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.
WQM Permit No. 2098414. Sewage. Faith Independent Baptist Church, P. O. Box 863, Meadville, PA 16335. This project is for the construction and operation of a small flow treatment facility in Hayfield Township, Crawford County.
WQM Permit No. 1098409. Sewerage, Ronald W. Drent, SRSTP, 974 Red Clover Dr., Aurora, IL 60504. Construction of Ronald W. Drent SRSTP located in Adams Township, Butler County.
WQM Permit No. 4398417. Sewerage, Paul Lokovich, SRSTP, 76 N. Summit Rd., Greenville, PA 16125. Construction of Paul Lokovich SRSTP located in West Salem Township, Mercer County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAS) The following approvals for coverage under NPDES Individual Permit for discharge of stormwater from construction activities have been issued.
Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream
PAS10F071 Sue Tressler
Airport Park Comm. Sub.
2160 Fox Hill Rd.
State College, PA 16801Centre County
Benner TownshipBuffalo Run
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAR) The following parties have submitted Notices of Intent (NOIs) for Coverage under (1) General NPDES Permit(s) to discharge wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. The approval for coverage under these general NPDES permits is subject to applicable effluent limitations, monitoring, reporting requirements and other conditions set forth in the general permit; (2) General Permit(s) for Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge or Residential Septage by Land Application in Pennsylvania. The approval of coverage for land application of sewage sludge or residential septage under these general permits is subject to pollutant limitations, pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements, operational standards, general requirements, management practices and other conditions set forth in the respective general permit. The Department of Environmental Protection approves the following coverages under the specified General Permit.
The EPA Region III Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this permit action under the waiver provision: 40 CFR 123.24.
The application and related documents, effluent limitations, permitting requirements and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the contact office noted.
List of NPDES and/or other General Permit Type PAG-1 General Permit For Discharges From Stripper Oil Well Facilities PAG-2 General Permit For Discharges of Stormwater From Construction Activities PAG-3 General Permit For Discharges of Stormwater From Industrial Activities PAG-4 General Permit For Discharges From Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant PAG-5 General Permit For Discharges From Gasoline Contaminated Ground Water Remediation Systems PAG-6 General Permit For Wet Weather Overflow Discharges From Combined Sewer Systems PAG-7 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application PAG-8 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Non-Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, a Public Contact Site or a Land Reclamation Site PAG-9 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Residential Septage By Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest or a Land Reclamation Site General Permit Type--PAG-2
Facility Location County and Applicant Name Receiving Stream Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address or Body of Water Telephone No. Lehigh County
Weisenberg TownshipPAR10Q103 Arcadia Development Corp.
Richard E. Thulin
54 S. Commerce Way
Suite 175
Bethlehem, PA 18017Maiden Creek Lehigh CD
(610) 391-9583Lehigh County
N. Whitehall TownshipPAR10Q114 Jaindl Lane Co.
David Jaindl
3150 Coffeetown Road
Orefield, PA 18069Jordan Creek Lehigh CD
(610) 391-9583Centre County
College TownshipPAR10F077 Pa. State University
Dairy Barn Clean Fill Project
101 P Office of Physical Plan
University Park, PA 16802Big Hollow and Unt. to
Spring CreekCentre County Cons. Dist.
414 Holmes Ave.
Suite 4
Bellefonte, PA 16823
(814) 355-6817Columbia County
Hemlock Creek TownshipPAR102136 Penn Brooks Subdivision
Alfred Nevel
134 School House Rd.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815Unt. Hemlock Creek Columbia County Cons. Dist.
702 Sawmill Rd.
Suite 105
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(717) 784-1310General Permit Type--PAG-3
Facility Location County and Applicant Name Receiving Stream Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address or Body of Water Telephone No. Lehigh County
Upper Saucon TownshipPAR802215 Pitt Ohio Express, Inc.
45 26th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222Unnamed Tributary to
Saucon CreekNortheast Region
Water Management
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
(717) 826-2553Columbia County
Sugarloaf TownshipPAR204829 Benton Foundry Inc.
R. D. 2 Box 110
Benton, PA 17814Hess Run Northcentral
208 W. Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-3664General Permit Type--PAG-4
Facility Location County and Applicant Name Receiving Stream Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address or Body of Water Telephone No. Hayfield Township
Crawford CountyPAG048536 Lisa H. and Richard C. Schmalzried
13470 Foster Rd.
Conneautville, PA 16406Unnamed Tributary
CussewagoNorthwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut St.
Meadville, PA 16335-3481
(814) 332-6942West Salem Township
Mercer CountyPAG048550 Paul Lokovich
76 N. Summit Rd.
Greenville, PA 16125Tributary Big Run Northwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut St.
Meadville, PA 16335-3481
(814) 332-6942Bedford County
East Providence TownshipPAG043606 William and Althea Dietzel
2914 Hamilton Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21214French Run Southcentral Region
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 705-4707Clearfield County
Bradford TownshipPAG045042 Boyd and Alice E. Walker
R. D. 1, Box 28A
Woodland, PA 16881UNT to
Roaring RunNorthcentral
208 W. Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-3664Northumberland County
Lewis TownshipPAG045043 William F. Miller
P. O. Box 143
Muncy, PA 17756-0143UNT to
Warrior RunNorthcentral
208 W. Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-3664Centre County
Huston TownshipPAG045024 John Sr. and Gail E. Teti
1203 Steele Hollow Road
Julian, PA 16844Steele Hollow Run Northcentral
208 W. Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-3664Snyder County
Union TownshipPAG045041 Harvey S. Martin
R. R. 1, Box 651
Port Trevorton, PA 17864Silver Creek Northcentral
208 W. Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-3664Potter County
Bingham TownshipPAG045038 Charles Peidle
2901 Hickox-Ulysses Rd.
Genesee, PA 16923UNT to
GeneseeNorthcentral
208 W. Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-3664General Permit Type--PAG-9
Facility Location County and Applicant Name Receiving Stream Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address or Body of Water Telephone No. Wayne County
Berlin TownshipPAG09-2205 Koberlein, Inc.
R. R. 4, Box 414
Honesdale, PA 18431N/A Northeast Region
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
(570) 826-2511
SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT
PLAN APPROVAL
Plan approval granted under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§ 750.1--750.20).
Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, Southcentral Region, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Location: Centre Township, Perry County, P. O. Box 727, New Bloomfield, PA 17068.
Approved plan provides for a sewer line extension to serve an existing strip mall currently using OLDS. Additionally, a well drillers ordinance will be adopted and modifications made to the existing subdivision and land development and holding tank ordinances. Areas of the municipality located in high quality watershed as well as areas having elevated levels of nitrate-nitrogen contamination have been identified and new land development planning procedures modified accordingly. The Department's review of the sewage facilities update revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2553.
Location: Lommerin Cottage Repair, 1,800 feet north of intersection of Jacoby Creek Road and Potomac Street on Jacoby Creek Road, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County.
Project Description: This project proposes the repair of a malfunctioning onlot sewage disposal system serving a single family residence on a 1.97 acre lot. A small flow treatment facility is proposed to serve the existing dwelling with a sewage flow of 400 gpd.
Soil probes evaluated on the lot by the township sewage enforcement officer indicated unsuitable soils for the installation of an onlot sewage disposal system. A Norweco Model 960 sewage treatment plant is proposed for use by the property owner. The treated effluent will be discharged to the Jacoby Creek which has a cold water fishes designation in 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards.
The property owners and Upper Mt. Bethel Township have entered into an installation and maintenance agreement as required in 25 Pa. Code § 71.72(a).
An individual well will supply water to the lot.
In the event that municipal, public sewage facilities become available to this property in the future, the small flow treatment facility proposed must be abandoned and connection made to the municipal system.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Actions taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Southeast Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.
Permit No. 4698505. Public water supply. Collegeville Park Water Association, 3450 Baker Street, Collegeville, PA 19426. The permitting of existing well no. 2 to be added as an additional water supply source for the Collegeville Park Water Association in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County. Type of Facility: Public Water Supply System. Consulting Engineer: Robert F. Preston, Engineering, 831 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422. Permit to Construct Issued: December 10, 1998.
Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4708.
Permit No. 2298502. Public water supply. Pennsylvania-American Water Company, West Hanover Township, Dauphin County. Responsible Official: Steven J. Seidl, P.E., Vice-President-Engineering, Pennsylvania-American Water Company, 800 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. Type of Facility: Construction of a booster pumping station at an existing 150,000 gallon storage tank. Chlorination equipment will be provided.
Permit No. 3198504. Public water supply. Warriors Mark General Authority, Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County. Responsible Official: Terry Ellenberger, Chairperson, Warriors Mark General Authority, P. O. Box 122, Warriors Mark, PA 16877. Type of Facility: Development of Cox Well No. 4 and the construction of a 227,000 gallon water storage tank.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA, (814) 332-6899.
Permit No. 2098501. Public water supply. Cambridge Springs Borough, 26 Federal Street, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403 has been issued a construction permit for improvements to the plant which consists of chlorine contact loop and switch from liquid to gas chlorination in Cambridge Springs Borough, Crawford County. Type of Facility: Community Water Supply. Consulting Engineer: Bruce Patterson, P. E., Northwest Engineering, Inc., P. O. Box Q, R. R. 1, Tidioute, PA 16351. Permit to Construct Issued: December 4, 1998.
HAZARDOUS SITES CLEANUP
Under the Act of October 18, 1988
Notice of Settlement
Quakertown Foundry PAPL Site, Quakertown, Bucks County, PA The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Site Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1304), hereby gives notice that it has entered into Consent Decrees (CDs) with the Borough of Quakertown (Borough), Hajoca Corporation (Hajoca), Olympic Foundry, Inc. (Olympic) and Bibby Foundry Limited (Bibby) (now known as 535812 Ontario Ltd.) associated with the remediation at the Quakertown Foundry Site in Quakertown, Bucks County, PA.
The Quakertown Foundry Site (Site) is approximately 22 acres in size and is located at 400 Mill Street, in Quakertown Borough, Quakertown, PA. The Site is listed on the Pennsylvania Priorities List (PAPL). The Site includes the former foundry property and an adjacent municipal ballfield that was partially developed from foundry wastes. The wastes consist primarily of a mixture of spent casting sand, furnace slag and baghouse dusts. The Borough, Hajoca, Olympic and Bibby have been identified as responsible parties for the Site. The Department is currently directing a Remedial Response at the Site.
Through these CDs, the Borough, Hajoca, Olympic and Bibby would resolve any potential liability to the Department for the release of hazardous substances or contaminants identified and addressed in the Statement of Decision for the Site. Each settling defendant shall become eligible for contribution protection from actions for contribution, provided the settling defendant is in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the CD. Under the terms of the CD, the Borough, Hajoca, Olympic and Bibby will remit a total of $1,985,000 to the Department.
This notice is being provided under section 1113 of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020-1113). The Department will provide for a 60 day public comment period on the proposed CD from the date of publication of this notice. Under section 1113 of HSCA, the CD will become final when the Department files its response to any significant public comments received during the comment period. The CD may be examined from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Department's Southeast Field Office at Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428. Interested persons may contact M. Thomas Mellott at (610) 832-5934 or Anderson Lee Hartzell at (610) 832-6300. Persons may submit written comments to M. Thomas Mellott at the previous address.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
LICENSE TO TRANSPORT HAZARDOUS WASTE
License issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations for license to transport hazardous waste.
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management: Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
South Windsor Metallurgical, Inc., 300 Rye Street, South Windsor, CT 06074; License No. PA-AH 0605; license issued November 17, 1998.
TNI (USA), Inc. d/b/a AATCO, P. O. Box 856, Duenweg, MO 64841; License No. PA-AH 0604; license issued November 5, 1998.
Renewal licenses issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations for license to transport hazardous waste.
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management: Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
Envirite of Illinois, Inc., 16435 Center Avenue, Harvey, IL 60426; License No. PA-AH 0547; renewal license issued November 9, 1998.
Envirite of Pennsylvania, Inc., 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, York, PA 17404; License No. PA-AH 0549; renewal license issued October 19, 1998.
Environmental Equipment and Services, Inc., P. O. Box 8, Swedesboro, NJ 08085; License No. PA-AH 0472; renewal license issued October 20, 1998.
Griffin Industrial Services, Inc., P. O. Box 519, East Syracuse, NY 13057; License No. PA-AH 0471; renewal license issued October 20, 1998.
KVS Transportation, Inc., P. O. Box 5295, Bakersfield, CA 93388; License No. PA-AH 0536; renewal license issued October 9, 1998.
Osmose, Inc., 980 Ellicot Street, Buffalo, NY 14209-2398; License No. PA-AH 0309; renewal license issued November 18, 1998.
Pollution Control Industries, Inc., 4343 Kennedy Avenue, East Chicago, IN 46312; License No. PA-AH 0537; renewal license issued November 17, 1998.
Remtech Environmental (Lewisberry) L.P., 550 Industrial Drive, Lewisberry, PA 17339-9537; License No. PA-AH 0146; renewal license issued November 4, 1998.
RFE Industries, Inc., Foot of Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302; License No. PA-AH S126; renewal license issued November 9, 1998.
Select Transportation, Inc., 5055 Nike Drive, Columbus, OH 43026; License No. PA-AH 0469; renewal license issued October 19, 1998.
Sanford Motors, Inc., 1307 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19067; License No. PA-AH S178; renewal license issued September 29, 1998.
Technic, Inc., 1 Spectacle Street, Cranston, RI 02910; License No. PA-AH S134; renewal license issued October 20, 1998.
Terra First, Inc., P. O. Box 1259, Vernon, AL 35592; License No. PA-AH 0348; renewal license issued November 18, 1998.
Transport ROLLEX LTEE, 910 Boul Lionel-Boulet, Varennes Quebec Canada J3X 1P7; License No. PA-AH 0544; renewal license issued November 9, 1998.
Licenses expired under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations for license to transport hazardous waste.
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management: Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
Clean America, Inc., 3300 Childs Street, Baltimore, MD 21226; License No. PA-AH 0375; license expired on June 30, 1998.
Reading Industrial Scrap, Inc., P. O. Box 163, Reading, PA 19603; License No. PA-AH 0173; license expired on October 31, 1998.
Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation, P. O. Box 13948; Roanoke, VA 24038-3948; License No. PA-AH 0306; license expired on October 31, 1998.
RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES
Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2516.
Permit I. D. No. 30002. Portland Station Bangor Quarry Ash Disposal Site, GPU Generation, Inc. (GPU Genco), 1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907. A permit reissuance, authorizing the construction and operation of a captive, Class II residual waste landfill at the former Metropolitan Edison Bangor Ash Disposal Site, located in Bangor Borough, Northampton County. This captive monofill will only receive approved residual waste from the Metropolitan-Edison Portland Power Plant. This landfill has a composite liner system except on the highwall areas where a 100 mil textured HDPE liner will be utilized for reasons of stability. This permit provides for landfill operations for the next 10 years in accordance with the residual waste regulations. The permit reissuance was approved by the Regional Office on December 3, 1998.
AIR QUALITY
OPERATING PERMITS
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
GP1-67-3053: FKI Industries, Inc./ACCO Chain & Lifting Products Division (76 Acco Drive, Box 792, York, PA 17405) authorized use of the general permit for two natural gas/no. 2 oil fired combustion units in York Township, York County.
Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
OP-46-0011: Bethlehem Lukens Plate (Conshohocken Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428) issued December 11, 1998, for operation of a Facility VOC/NOX RACT in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
TVOP# 49-00003: ACF Industries, Inc., Amcar Division (P. O. Box 109, Milton, PA 17847) issued December 8, 1998, for grit blasting, surface coating and curing operations associated with the manufacture of railcars in Milton Borough, Northumberland County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
10-303-007A: IA Construction Corp. (P. O. Box 568, Franklin, PA 16323) issued October 28, 1998, for operation of a batch asphalt plant in Mercer Township, Butler County.
PA-42-183A: Ferrontec, Inc. (300 Chestnut Street, Bradford, PA 16701) issued December 30, 1998, for operation of a spray dryer exhaust in Bradford, McKean County.
PA-43-304A: Greenville Veterinary Clinic (409 East Jamestown Road, Greenville, PA 16125) issued December 31, 1998, for operation of an incinerator in Greenville, Mercer County.
43-399-016: GE Transportation Systems (1503 West Main Street Extension, Grove City, PA 16127) issued December 31, 1998, for operation of test cells in Grove City, Mercer County.
PA-61-020A: Allied Signal, Emlenton Plant (P. O. Box 3367, Smethport, PA 16749) issued October 31, 1998, for operation of an earth burner in Emlenton, Venango County.
Operating Permits Minor Modification issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
OP-09-0027: Fres-Co System USA, Inc. (3005 State Road, Telford, PA 18969) issued December 11, 1998, for Facility VOC/NOx RACT in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
PA-09-0095A: Puralube, Inc. (USX Property, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) issued December 11, 1998, for operation of two process heaters in Falls Township, Bucks County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
36-03071: Humane League of Lancaster County (2195 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA 17602) issued December 9, 1998, for installation of two animal cremators in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County.
36-05015A: Dart Container Corp. (60 East Main Street, Leola, PA 17540) issued December 8, 1998, for modification of a DI foam production development line in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County.
36-309-083B: Buck Co., Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 230, Quarryville, PA 17566) for construction of six storage tanks controlled by six bin vent collectors in Providence Township, Lancaster County.
67-420-054: Lehigh Portland Cement Co. (200 Hokes Mill Road, York, PA 17404) issued December 8, 1998, for installation of a plaster mold roll crusher in West Manchester Township, York County.
Plan Approvals extensions issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
07-310-025: Grannas Bros. Stone & Asphalt Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 488, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648) granted December 7, 1998, to authorize temporary operation for the limestone crushing and screening plant controlled by water sprays, under this Plan Approval until April 6, 1999, at the Ganister Quarry, in Catherine Township, Blair County.
21-02005A: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections/SCI Camp Hill (P. O. Box 598, Camp Hill, PA 17001) granted November 18, 1998, to authorize temporary operation for three boilers controlled by a baghouse, under this Plan Approval until March 17, 1999, in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County.
21-317-058: The Quaker Oats Co. (P. O. Box 3040, Shiremanstown, PA 17011) granted December 1, 1998, to authorize temporary operation for the high pressure no. 4 extrusion line, under this Plan Approval until March 30, 1999, in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.
67-304-034B: R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc. (101 Philadelphia Street, Hanover, PA 17331) granted November 28, 1998, to authorize temporary operation for the ductile iron foundry, under this Plan Approval until March 27, 1999, in Hanover Borough, York County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
10-399-018: Resolite, A United Dominion Co. (Route 19 North, Box 338, Zelienople, PA 16063) issued December 30, 1998, for a fiberglass pultrusion process in Jackson Township, Butler County.
PA-24-012A: Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc. (800 Theresia Street, St. Marys, PA 15857) issued November 30, 1998, for plant 3 coke and graphite material handling, milling, screening and mixing in St. Marys, Elk County.
PA-25-069A: Engelhard Corp. (1729 East Avenue, Erie, PA 16503) issued November 30, 1998, for a blender loader in Erie, Erie County.
25-327-004: Spectrum Control, Inc. (8061 Avonia Road, Fairview, PA 16415) issued October 28, 1998, for open top vapor degreasers in Fairview, Erie County.
25-327-005: Spectrum Control, Inc. (6000 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA 16506) issued October 28, 1998, for vapor degreasers in Erie, Erie County.
42-322-001: McKean County Solid Waste Authority (P. O. Box 448, Mt. Jewett, PA 16740) issued September 30, 1998, for a landfill gas extraction system in Sergeant Township, McKean County.
42-399-026A: Allegheny MDF Limited Partnership (R. D. 1, Box 226, Kane, PA 16735) issued December 30, 1998, for a material reject air system in Sargeant Township, McKean County.
42-399-027A: Allegheny MDF Limited Partnership (R. D. 1, Box 226, Kane, PA 16735) issued December 30, 1998, for dryers and cone sander dust burner in Sargeant Township, McKean County.
42-399-028A: Allegheny MDF Limited Partnership (R. D. 1, Box 226, Kane, PA 16735) issued December 30, 1998, for high pressure chip system in Sargeant Township, McKean County.
42-399-030: Allegheny MDF Limited Partnership (R. D. 1, Box 226, Kane, PA 16735) issued December 30, 1998, for sander dust systems in Sargeant Township, McKean County.
42-399-031: Allegheny MDF Limited Partnership (R. D. 1, Box 226, Kane, PA 16735) issued December 30, 1998, for a sawdust and fuel system in Sargeant Township, McKean County.
43-313-001B: Caparo Steel Co. (15 Roemer Boulevard, Farrell, PA 16121) issued December 31, 1998, for an acid regeneration plant in Farrell, Mercer County.
MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Issued
32980107. Fossil Fuel, Inc. (R. D. 2, Box 73, Marion Center, PA 15759), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip-auger mine in Grant Township, Indiana County, affecting 120.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Little Mahoning Creek. Application received July 24, 1998. Permit issued December 2, 1998.
56930106. Permit Renewal, Future Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 157, Meyersdale, PA 15552), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in Black Township, Somerset County, affecting 191.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to/and Casselman River. Application received October 15, 1998. Permit issued December 8, 1998.
56733038. Permit Renewal, PBS Coals, Inc. (P. O. Box 260, 1576 Stoystown Road, Friedens, PA 15541), continued restoration of a bituminous strip mine for reclamation, only in Somerset Township, Somerset County, affecting 518.6 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to East Branch Coxes Creek. Application received September 24, 1998. Permit issued December 8, 1998.
56813006. Permit Renewal, NSM Coals, Inc. (P. O. Box 260, 1576 Stoystown Road, Friedens, PA 15541), continued restoration of a bituminous strip mine for reclamation, only in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 929.7 acres, receiving stream to unnamed tributaries to Clear Run and to Clear Run; and to Boone Run. Application received September 24, 1998. Permit issued December 8, 1998.
56930105. Permit Renewal, Big J Mining, Inc. (1842 Main Street, Hastings, PA 16646), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 58.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to/and Pine Run. Application received October 13, 1998. Permit issued December 11, 1998.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
30970101. Taylortown Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 298, Point Marion, PA 15474). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in Dunkard Township, Greene County, affecting 25.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Dunkard Creek, Dunkard Creek to the Monongahela River. Application received: February 27, 1997. Permit issued: December 7, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54980102. Triple T. Mining Company (101 West Main Street, P. O. Box 376, Ringtown, PA 17967), commencement, operation and restoration of a surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 140.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 4, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Noncoal Permits Issued
6275SM2C3. Milestone Materials, Inc. (1900 Sullivan Trail, P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044-0231), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0594539 in Limestone and Liberty Townships, Montour County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Chillisquaque Creek and Chillisquaque Creek. Renewal issued December 9, 1998.
7373SM1C. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (2052 Lucon Road, P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0595683 in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, receiving stream--Stony Creek. Renewal issued December 9, 1998.
7973SM3C4. Miller Quarries (Mill Creek Road, Rushland, PA 18956), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0594369 in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, receiving stream--Mill Creek. Renewal issued December 9, 1998.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, 400 Market Street, Floor 2, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description.)
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E09-766. Encroachment Permit. Lower Makefield Township, 1100 Edgewood Road, Yardley, PA 19067-1696 and Yardley Borough, 56 South Main Street, Yardley, PA 19067. To remove a 72-inch corrugated metal pipe culvert and associated endwalls along Oxford Road and to install and maintain an approximately 29.5 foot long twin cell 10-foot by 5-foot reinforced concrete box culvert and associated wingwalls, at this location, in and along Silver Creek (WWF). Also, to install and maintain a 24-inch and a 15-inch RCP stormwater outfall within the proposed northeast wingwall. The site is located approximately 700 feet east of the intersection of Oxford Road and Oxford Valley Road (Trenton West, NJ-PA USGS Quadrangle N: 19.6 inches; W: 11.5 inches) in Lower Makefield Township and Yardley Borough, Bucks County.
E23-363. Encroachment Permit. Glen Mills School, P. O. Box 137, Concordville, PA 19331. To impact three unnamed tributaries to Chester Creek (TSF, MF) by excavating or placing fill within their 100-year floodway associated with the construction of cartway paths and foot bridges at the proposed 18 hole Golf Course situated at the Glen Mills School. The project also includes replacement of the existing 50-foot long, 48-inch RCP culvert with a 4.5-foot by 18.5-foot precast concrete box culvert adjacent to the proposed modified dam structure, and excavation to construct 100 linear feet of streambed relocation. The pond modifications will require dredging of the existing pond, placing fill to diminish the water surface of the pond, and construction of intake and outfall structures for the purpose of converting it into a water irrigation storage facility. Also proposed are temporary stream crossings, utility line stream and wetlands crossings. The total project wetland impact is 0.72 acre. The site is located along Glen Mills Road (S. R. 4016), approximately 1 mile east of its intersection with Cheyney Road (S. R. 4015) (West Chester, PA Quadrangle N: 8.75 inches; W: 0.5 inch and Media, PA Quadrangle N: 9.0 inches; W: 17.0 inches) in Thornbury Township, Delaware County. The permittee will provide 0.89 acre of wetland replacement.
E15-558. Encroachment Permit. Black Rock Country Club, 2404 Romig Road, Gilbertsville, PA 19525. To construct and maintain an approximately 360 foot long × 5 foot wide floating main dock, 22, 18 foot long finger piers, 3, 18 foot long access ramps and associated 40 foot long by 20 foot wide concrete boat launch ramp, along the southern bank of the Schuylkill River (WWF, MF) for private use. The pier parallels the river bank. This pier is located approximatley 500 feet upstream of the Black Rock Road Bridge (S. R. 113) (Phoenixville, PA Quadrangle N: 6.00 inches; W: 1.75 inches) in the Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E07-299. Encroachment. Daniel Campbell, 160 McDonald Road, Duncansville, PA 16635. To authorize previously placed unpermitted fill material in the floodway of an unnamed tributary to McDonald Run for the purpose of constructing a parking area for a commercial business located about 0.9 mile west of the village of Leamersville (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 0.61 inch; W: 10.4 inches) in Freedom Township, Blair County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E07-300. Encroachment. Westvaco Corporation, Paul Budris, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Tyrone, PA 16686. To remove an existing stone masonry retaining wall and to construct and maintain a 13.0-foot high, 75-foot long steel reinforced concrete retaining wall and to underpin with concrete another 120 feet of existing stone masonry wall along the south side of Bald Eagle Creek (TSF) located at the Westvaco manufacturing facility in Tyrone, PA (Tyrone, PA Quadrangle N: 10.0 inches; W: 15.0 inches) in Snyder Township, Blair County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E38-120. Encroachment. Crossgates, Inc., Donald Smith, 3555 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317. To fill 0.912 acre of wetlands and realign 1,720 linear feet of an intermittent stream channel to Forge Creek for construction of a 1.1 million square foot warehouse/distribution facility consisting of three truck courts, an office building and a 1,200 car parking lot on Lot 1. The five lot Northport Industrial Park will be located at the northeastern corner of Fisher Avenue and Bordnersville Road about 1/2 mile west of Interchange 30 of Interstate 81 (Indiantown Gap, PA Quadrangle N: 13.75 inches; W: 3.75 inches) in Union Township, Lebanon County. The permittee will provide 1.19 acres of replacement wetlands. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-5485.
E52-156. Encroachment. Borough of Milford, 111 West Catherine Street, Milford, PA 18337. To maintain a 12-inch ADS pipe stormwater outfall along the left bank of Sawkill Creek. The project is located along Sawkill Avenue, approximately 600 feet west of the junction of S. R. 0006 and U. S. Route 209 (Milford, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 13.1 inches; W: 7.7 inches), in Milford Borough, Pike County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-328. Encroachment. Smith Partnership, James Smith, P. O. Box 679, State College, PA 16804. To construct and maintain a low flow culvert crossing with three 42-inch CMP pipes and two 30-inch CMP pipes in Bullit Run off Bullit Run Road approximately 1 mile north of Route 150 (Mingoville, PA Quadrangle N: 21.75 inches; W: 13.75 inches) in Howard Township, Centre County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1247. Encroachment. The McMurray Road Family Limited Partnership, 116 Kenric Avenue, Donora, PA 15033. To construct and maintain a parking area, driveway and a walkway/bike trail on the left bank of McLaughlin Run (WWF) to provide access to the residence at Upper St. Clair and to construct and maintain two outfall structures on the left bank of said stream. The project is located on the east side of McMurray Road (S. R. 3004), approximately 700 feet southeast from the intersection of McMurray Road and Washington Road (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 9.5 inches) in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Environmental Assessment Approvals and Actions on 401 Certification
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 6th Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
EA09-016C0. Environmental Assessment. Legacy Oaks Development Associates, L. P. (975 Easton Road, Warrington, PA 18976). To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam in the watershed of a tributary to Little Neshaminy Creek (WWF, MF) impacting approximately 0.56 acre of wetlands (PEM) for the purpose of stormwater management at the proposed Legacy Oaks subdivision located immediately northwest of the intersection of Street Road (S. R. 3001) and Folly Road (T-389) (Ambler, PA Quadrangle N: 22.60 inches; W: 6.25 inches) in Warrington Township, Bucks County.
EA14-003C0. Environmental Assessment. Rockspar Land Development (185 Haymaker Circle, State College, PA 16801). To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Little Fishing Creek (HQ-CWF) for recreation located in Markle Gap (Madisonburg, PA Quadrangle N: 11.25 inches; W: 14.85 inches) in Walker Township, Centre County.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Request for Proposals for Municipal Solid Waste Services for Snyder County In accordance with section 272 of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Rules and Regulations (as amended) and section 502(d) of Act 101 of 1988, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, the County of Snyder has determined that waste disposal capacity for municipal solid waste (MSW) including construction/demolition (C/D) waste and sewage sludge generated within the county is required for a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 10 years. The county is hereby soliciting proposals for disposal of county generated MSW, to begin on January 1, 2001.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Snyder County Solid Waste Management Authority at the Snyder County Courthouse, 9 West Market Street, P. O. Box 2217, Middleburg, PA 17842 until 4 p.m., on Wednesday, March 3, 1999. All proposals will be publicly opened by the Snyder County Solid Waste Management Authority at
8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 1999, at the County Courthouse.Copies of the RFP may be purchased on or after January 11, 1999, only from the Snyder County Solid Waste Management Authority, Office of the County Recycling Coordinator, County Courthouse, Middleburg, PA 17842, (717) 837-4291 by prepayment of a nonrefundable amount of $50 per proposal. Make checks payable to the Snyder County Solid Waste Management Authority.
All proposals must be made on the proposal forms and be in accordance with the instruction to proposers contained in this Request for Proposals. Envelopes containing the proposals must be sealed and clearly labeled to show the name and address of the proposer, the statement ''Proposal for Municipal Solid Waste Services'' and be addressed to: Snyder County Solid Waste Management Authority, Snyder County Courthouse, 9 West Market Street, P. O. Box 217, Middlesburg, PA 17842, Attention: Debbie Wolf, Recycling Coordinator.
Snyder County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive any irregularities or informalities in any proposal and to make an award in any manner, consistent with applicable laws, which is deemed to be in the best interest of the county.
Submission Date for Grant Applications Under the Solid Waste-Resource Recovery Development
Act 198 of 1974The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces that it is accepting Resource Recovery Demonstration Grant applications from counties, municipalities and municipal authorities within this Commonwealth under the Pennsylvania Solid Waste-Resource Recovery Development Act of 1974, Act 198. Projects must be capable of demonstrating, for a minimum of 2 years, the production of energy or the recovery of materials from solid waste (except sewage sludge). Grant applications must meet the terms and conditions established in Chapter 76 of the Department's regulations adopted under Act 198.
Priority in selecting successful applicants during this application solicitation will be given to unique and innovative resource recovery projects not previously demonstrated or currently being demonstrated in this Commonwealth. Priority in selecting successful applicants during this application solicitation will also be given to unique and innovative resource recovery demonstration projects involving regional cooperative projects involving more than one county or municipality. Other types of resource recovery projects may also be considered. All projects must be capable of being replicated in other areas of this Commonwealth.
All applicants must provide a business plan and market commitments for energy or materials produced by the demonstration project. All projects should be capable of reaching full scale production within 12 months of notice of a grant award.
A lead municipality or county serving as the development agency for regional projects must have resolutions from other participating counties or municipalities in support of the project. Counties and municipalities may sponsor cooperative projects with private sector entities provided that a minimum of 5% equity in the project is maintained by the development agency for the term of the demonstration period.
The deadline for submission of grant applications is 3 p.m. March 18, 1999. Applications must be on forms provided by the Department. Applications received by the Department or post marked after the deadline will not be considered during this application solicitation.
Counties and municipalities must contact the appropriate Department Planning and Recycling Coordinator listed to obtain a grant application. A pre-application conference with the DEP Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinator is required. Inquiries concerning this notice should be directed to Carl Hursh, Chief, Recycling and Markets, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinators
Southeast Region
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233Calvin Ligons
Ann Ryan
Mary Alice Reisse
(610) 832-6212Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties Northeast Region
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790Chris Fritz
Joan Banyas
(717) 826-2516Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties Southcentral Region
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200Belinda May
(717) 705-4706Adams, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry and York Counties Northcentral Region
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101
Williamsport, PA 17701Ron Sommers
(717) 327-3653Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union Counties Southwest Region
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745Sharon Svitek
Stephen Sales
Bob Emmert
(412) 442-4000Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland Counties Northwest Region
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335-3481Guy McUmber
(814) 332-6848Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties
Proposed Source Water Assessment and Protection Program for Public Drinking Water Sources Under the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments As required under section 1453 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed a proposed source water assessment and protection (SWAP) program to protect drinking water sources used by public drinking water systems from contamination that may have an adverse effect on public health. The proposed SWAP program has been developed, as required, in accordance with the State Source Water Assessment and Protection Programs Guidance (Final Guidance), published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 6, 1997. The SWAP program is required to be submitted to the EPA by February 6, 1999. The State is required to have all water sources serving public drinking water systems to be assessed 2 years after EPA approval of the State SWAP program. Participation in the source water protection portion of the program is voluntary for water purveyors. The Wellhead Protection Program which was submitted to the EPA in March of 1998 in compliance with section 1428 of the Safe Drinking Water Act will serve as the cornerstone of the SWAP program and addresses most aspects of assessments for groundwater sources serving public water systems.
Following the public comment period which closes January 22, 1999, the Department will submit the document, Pennsylvania Source Water Assessment and Protection Program to the EPA for approval.
Requests for copies of the document, Pennsylvania Proposed Source Water Assessment and Protection Program, and written comments may be directed to Joseph J. Lee, Jr., Chief, Source Protection Section, Division of Drinking Water Management, Bureau of Water Supply Management, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, (717) 772-4018. The document, Pennsylvania Proposed Source Water Assessment and Protection Program, is also available on the DEP website at http://www.dep.state.pa.us (choose information by Subject/Water Management/Drinking).
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-2118. Filed for public inspection December 24, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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